caltrop

caltrop is a weapon.

Also recorded as caltrap; galtrop; cheval trap; galthrap; galtrap; calthrop.

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Catalogued works

2 works under this name are catalogued by Wellcome Collection. Their recorded dates run from 1743 to 2009.

A pained wolf with its paw in a caltrop is presented to the lion and its attentive looking entourage of wild animals in a makeshift camp in the forest with a fox scribbling in a book. Etching by J. E. Ridinger., dated 1743, held by Wellcome Collection. The bizarre and incredible world of plants / Wolfgang Stuppy, Rob Kesseler, Madeline Harley., dated 2009, held by Wellcome Collection.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 1 named public collection.

Wellcome Collection: 2 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

13 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

caltrop | caltrap, n., Oxford English Dictionary, 2023. caltrop, v., Oxford English Dictionary, 2023. CHARACTERIZATION OF POLYPHENOL OXIDASE FROM WATER CALTROP (TRAPA ACORNIS NAKANO) FRUITS, Journal of Food Biochemistry, 2010. Tribulus (caltrop), CABI Compendium, 2019. Caltrop Family (Zygophyllaceae), Trees of Central Texas, 1984. The role of spines in anthropogenic seed dispersal on the Galápagos Islands, Ecology and Evolution, 2020. In Vitro Starch Digestibility, Rheological, and Physicochemical Properties of Water Caltrop Starch Modified with Cycled Heat-Moisture Treatment, Foods, 2021. The water caltrop (Trapa natans L.) in Ukraine: new areas of expansion in the north of the country and contradictions in concepts of its protection and population management, Geo&Bio, 2021. Synthesis of Multiporous Carbons from the Water Caltrop Shell for High-Performance Supercapacitors, ACS Omega, 2020. Roman Military Equipment from Micia Pagus. I, Cercetări Arheologice, 2024. Water Caltrop (<i>Trapa quadrispinosa</i> Roxb.) Husk Improves Oxidative Stress and Postprandial Blood Glucose in Diabetes: Phenolic Profiles, Antioxidant Activities and α-Glycosidase Inhibition of Different Fractions with In Vitro and In Silico Analyses, Antioxidants, 2022. Preparation of chemically and thermally modified water caltrop epicarp (Trapa natans L.) adsorbent for enhanced adsorption of Ni(II) from aqueous solution, Heliyon, 2023. Primotrapa gen. nov., an extinct transitional genus bridging the evolutionary gap between Lythraceae and Trapoideae, from the early Miocene of North China, BMC Evolutionary Biology, 2020.

Digitised editions and texts

16 digitised items associated with this heading are catalogued by Internet Archive, DataCite (Zenodo), DataCite (University of Otago), DataCite (Arctic Data archive System (ADS), Japan) and DataCite (The Global Biodiversity Information Facility).

My Customized Heart Erika gift tag (3299591) (2018) — Internet Archive. Adam Heart name gift tag (3302367) (2018) — Internet Archive. Scotttag (3322761) (2018) — Internet Archive. Erintagg (3322766) (2018) — Internet Archive. Omega crew CLASP | A Simpler Watchband (3708992) (2019) — Internet Archive. Johnd Heart name gift tag (3312513) (2018) — Internet Archive. KateHeart name gift tag (3299779) (2018) — Internet Archive. Erin art gift tag (3324630) (2018) — Internet Archive. Blessed — Internet Archive. Matt tag (3310399) (2018) — Internet Archive. Reubes Heart name gift tag (3380030) (2019) — Internet Archive. Reuben tag (3389625) (2019) — Internet Archive. Medieval Iron caltrop, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain (2026) — DataCite (Zenodo). Beyond cereals: Plant subsistence in Neolithic Taiwan and its implications for early Austronesian agriculture practices (2027) — DataCite (University of Otago). JapanFlux2024 JP-SwL Suwa Lake Site (2025) — DataCite (Arctic Data archive System (ADS), Japan). Occurrence Download (2026) — DataCite (The Global Biodiversity Information Facility).

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 32 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)) and 70 deposited research records (DataCite Commons). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 7 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 7 means 7 genuinely separate publishers of record. 6 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

Chronology

  1. 1743A pained wolf with its paw in a caltrop is presented to the lion and its attentive looking entourage of wild animals in a makeshift camp in the forest with a fox scribbling in a book. Etching by J. E. Ridinger. (Wellcome Collection).
  2. 2009The bizarre and incredible world of plants / Wolfgang Stuppy, Rob Kesseler, Madeline Harley. (Wellcome Collection).
  3. 2018My Customized Heart Erika gift tag (3299591) digitised by Internet Archive.
  4. 2018Adam Heart name gift tag (3302367) digitised by Internet Archive.
  5. 2018Scotttag (3322761) digitised by Internet Archive.
  6. 2018Erintagg (3322766) digitised by Internet Archive.
  7. 2018Johnd Heart name gift tag (3312513) digitised by Internet Archive.
  8. 2019Omega crew CLASP | A Simpler Watchband (3708992) digitised by Internet Archive.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    caltrop | caltrap, n., Oxford English Dictionary, 2023

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    Caltrop Family (Zygophyllaceae), Trees of Central Texas, 1984

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  3. 3.

    caltrop, v., Oxford English Dictionary, 2023

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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    CHARACTERIZATION OF POLYPHENOL OXIDASE FROM WATER CALTROP (TRAPA ACORNIS NAKANO) FRUITS, Journal of Food Biochemistry, 2010

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  5. 5.

    DataCite Commons, deposited research records naming “caltrop”

    Institutional database · Scholarly

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  6. 6.

    Tribulus (caltrop), CABI Compendium, 2019

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  7. 7.

    Directory of Open Access Journals lists 30 articles naming caltrop.

    open access index · Unverified

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  8. 8.

    Getty Union List of Artist Names 500043240, Master G. A. with the Caltrop.

    authority file · Unverified · The Getty Research Institute

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    Internet Archive, 15 digitised items catalogued under caltrop as creator.

    digital repository · Unverified

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  10. 10.

    Wellcome Collection catalogue records 2 works naming caltrop.

    museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection

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    Wikidata, structured authority record Q736050: caltrop

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

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  12. 12.

    “Caltrop”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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